Bill Text: IA HSB599 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill relating to electronic recordings of court proceedings within a magistrate's jurisdiction.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-16 - Voted - Judiciary. [HSB599 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-HSB599-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
599
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
JUDICIAL
BRANCH
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
electronic
recordings
of
court
proceedings
1
within
a
magistrate’s
jurisdiction.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
602.1209,
Code
2016,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
16A.
Prescribe
practices
and
procedures
3
for
the
maintenance
of
electronic
recordings
and
production
of
4
transcripts
from
electronic
recordings
referred
to
in
section
5
602.6405,
subsection
4.
6
Sec.
2.
Section
602.6405,
Code
2016,
is
amended
by
adding
7
the
following
new
subsection:
8
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4.
Proceedings
within
a
magistrate’s
9
jurisdiction
shall
be
electronically
recorded,
unless
a
party
10
provides
a
certified
court
reporter
at
the
party’s
expense.
11
The
electronic
recordings
shall
be
securely
maintained
12
consistent
with
the
practices
and
procedures
prescribed
13
by
the
state
court
administrator
and
shall
be
retained
for
14
one
year
after
entry
of
a
final
judgment
in
the
trial
court
15
or
until
thirty
days
after
final
disposition,
whichever
is
16
later.
Transcripts
from
electronic
recordings
required
for
17
appeals
shall
be
produced
and
paid
for
in
a
manner
consistent
18
with
practices
and
procedures
prescribed
by
the
state
court
19
administrator.
20
EXPLANATION
21
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
22
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
23
This
bill
requires
that
proceedings
before
a
magistrate
be
24
electronically
recorded
unless
a
party
provides
a
certified
25
court
reporter
at
such
party’s
expense.
The
electronic
26
recordings
are
to
be
securely
maintained
consistent
with
27
the
practices
and
procedures
prescribed
by
the
state
court
28
administrator
and
are
to
be
retained
for
one
year
after
entry
29
of
a
final
judgment
in
the
trial
court
or
until
30
days
after
30
final
disposition,
whichever
is
later.
Transcripts
from
31
electronic
recordings
required
for
appeals
are
to
be
produced
32
and
paid
for
consistent
with
the
practices
and
procedures
33
prescribed
by
the
state
court
administrator.
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